Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3669

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
108
Total Applications
+32.6%
Interview Lift
1023
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18403781 PLATOON TRAVELING SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18334542 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18147169 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19200211 WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
19196723 DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM, WORK VEHICLE, AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
19041164 ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18951701 PARKING CONTROL DEVICE AND PARKING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18185488 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18899311 VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18919992 TAIL-ROTOR VIBRATION DAMPENER SYSTEM Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18514052 Device And Method For Controlling Autonomous Driving Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
19236453 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA ADVICS CO., LTD.
18533006 DUAL-MODE CRUISE CONTROL Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18519824 SPEED LIMIT FUSION FOR AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18725060 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERSONALIZED ADAS INTERVENTION Final Rejection Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
18484537 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE CONFIGURED TO TOW AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Non-Final OA CNH Industrial America LLC
18772306 DRIVE SYSTEM FOR AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

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